Belgium Building Permits

Building Permits: Non Residential Building: Surface Area

1990 - 2025 | Monthly | sq m | National Bank of Belgium

Building Permits: Non Residential Building: Surface Area data was reported at 756,972.000 sq m in Sep 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 403,641.000 sq m for Aug 2025. Building Permits: Non Residential Building: Surface Area data is updated monthly, averaging 458,465.000 sq m from Jan 1990 (Median) to Sep 2025, with 429 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,311,854.000 sq m in Dec 2023 and a record low of 214,334.000 sq m in Dec 2016. Building Permits: Non Residential Building: Surface Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bank of Belgium. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.EA: Building Permits.

Last Frequency Range
756,972.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Sep 2025

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Belgium Building Permits: Non Residential Building: Surface Area: ow Habitable

1990 - 2017 | Monthly | sq m | National Bank of Belgium

Building Permits: Non Residential Building: Surface Area: ow Habitable data was reported at 12,078.000 sq m in Jun 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 11,434.000 sq m for May 2017. Building Permits: Non Residential Building: Surface Area: ow Habitable data is updated monthly, averaging 9,549.500 sq m from Jan 1990 (Median) to Jun 2017, with 330 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 64,635.000 sq m in Apr 2014 and a record low of 4,281.000 sq m in Aug 2014. Building Permits: Non Residential Building: Surface Area: ow Habitable data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bank of Belgium. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.EA001: Building Permits.

Last Frequency Range
12,078.000 Jun 2017 monthly Jan 1990 - Jun 2017

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Building Permits: Non Residential Building: Volume

1990 - 2025 | Monthly | Cub m | National Bank of Belgium

Building Permits: Non Residential Building: Volume data was reported at 2,279,083.000 Cub m in Oct 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,851,578.000 Cub m for Sep 2025. Building Permits: Non Residential Building: Volume data is updated monthly, averaging 2,783,409.000 Cub m from Jan 1990 (Median) to Oct 2025, with 430 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,143,875.000 Cub m in Nov 2008 and a record low of 1,473,906.000 Cub m in Aug 2024. Building Permits: Non Residential Building: Volume data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bank of Belgium. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.EA: Building Permits.

Last Frequency Range
2,851,404.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Sep 2025

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Belgium Building Permits: Non Residential Building: Volume

Building Permits: Residential Building: Number of Buildings with 1 Dwelling

1990 - 2024 | Monthly | Unit | National Bank of Belgium

Building Permits: Residential Building: No of Buildings with 1 Dwelling data was reported at 1,663.000 Unit in Oct 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,720.000 Unit for Sep 2025. Building Permits: Residential Building: No of Buildings with 1 Dwelling data is updated monthly, averaging 1,775.000 Unit from Jan 1990 (Median) to Oct 2025, with 430 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,607.000 Unit in Dec 1997 and a record low of 1,002.000 Unit in Jan 1998. Building Permits: Residential Building: No of Buildings with 1 Dwelling data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bank of Belgium. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.EA: Building Permits.

Last Frequency Range
1,605.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Nov 2024

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Building Permits: Residential Building: Number of Dwellings

1990 - 2025 | Monthly | Unit | National Bank of Belgium

Building Permits: Residential Building: No of Dwellings data was reported at 4,305.000 Unit in Oct 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,152.000 Unit for Sep 2025. Building Permits: Residential Building: No of Dwellings data is updated monthly, averaging 4,250.000 Unit from Jan 1990 (Median) to Oct 2025, with 430 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,266.000 Unit in Apr 2014 and a record low of 1,792.000 Unit in Jan 1998. Building Permits: Residential Building: No of Dwellings data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bank of Belgium. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.EA: Building Permits.

Last Frequency Range
4,161.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Sep 2025

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Belgium Building Permits: Residential Building: Number of Dwellings

Building Permits: Residential Building: Surface Area

1990 - 2025 | Monthly | sq m | National Bank of Belgium

Building Permits: Residential Building: Surface Area data was reported at 627,377.000 sq m in Sep 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 440,695.000 sq m for Aug 2025. Building Permits: Residential Building: Surface Area data is updated monthly, averaging 835,878.000 sq m from Jan 1990 (Median) to Sep 2025, with 429 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,520,889.000 sq m in Apr 2014 and a record low of 380,817.000 sq m in Jan 1998. Building Permits: Residential Building: Surface Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bank of Belgium. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.EA: Building Permits.

Last Frequency Range
627,377.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Sep 2025

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Belgium Building Permits: Residential Building: Surface Area: ow Habitable

1990 - 2017 | Monthly | sq m | National Bank of Belgium

Building Permits: Residential Building: Surface Area: ow Habitable data was reported at 434,870.000 sq m in Jun 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 423,179.000 sq m for May 2017. Building Permits: Residential Building: Surface Area: ow Habitable data is updated monthly, averaging 446,068.000 sq m from Jan 1990 (Median) to Jun 2017, with 330 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 951,416.000 sq m in Dec 1997 and a record low of 250,084.000 sq m in Jan 1998. Building Permits: Residential Building: Surface Area: ow Habitable data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bank of Belgium. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.EA001: Building Permits.

Last Frequency Range
447,496.000 Jun 2017 monthly Jan 1990 - Jun 2017

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Building Permits: Residential Building: Volume

1990 - 2025 | Monthly | Cub m | National Bank of Belgium

Building Permits: Residential Building: Volume data was reported at 2,307,102.000 Cub m in Sep 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,617,368.000 Cub m for Aug 2025. Building Permits: Residential Building: Volume data is updated monthly, averaging 2,591,173.000 Cub m from Jan 1990 (Median) to Sep 2025, with 429 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,756,431.000 Cub m in Apr 2014 and a record low of 1,181,329.000 Cub m in Jan 1998. Building Permits: Residential Building: Volume data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bank of Belgium. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.EA: Building Permits.

Last Frequency Range
2,307,102.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Sep 2025

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